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Mantis reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Mantis, a roller coaster at Cedar Point. (The minimum height to ride is 54 inches.)
This B&M stand up coaster opened in 1996. It features a 137 ft first drop and 4 inversions, including a 119 ft vertical loop that has great hangtime. Many of the standard B&M elements are included...the dive loop, the inclined loop, and the flat spin are all here. This ride is fun, but beware of the over the shoulder restraints.

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31 votes, so far

The drop,loop, and dive loop were nice and fun but i am only 5 foot 5 so the corkscrews made me legs hurt. Overall, This was a very intense, fun, scary ride. You must ride this. the line is as short as five minutes. 8/10 - Steven D

This ride SUCKS!! Between the mean employees (I know thats give or take but still it helped ruin the Mantis ride expierence) headbanging Blood rushing from my legs and the seat going to far up into that area this was an unenjoyable ride. 2/10 - Bob Miller

Okay ride, not worth any wait over 30 minutes. Riddler's Revenge in SFMM is better. - Justin Vuong

I do not recomond this ride at all. The layout did not impress me that well and also the ride puts tons of pressure on your leg that kills! - David Steinhardt

6 - Fair. The first loop is a whopper, but the rest of the ride pales in comparison and can actually be quite painful. I've never understood the concept behind stand-up coasters. You travel slower due to your increased drag, and the ride is significantly less comfortable than a standard coaster. Still, it's worth the ride just to guess which way you'll be thrown next. - Joshua Counsil

I am short and this coaster always beats me up. I aviod every time I go to Cedar Point. - Elizabeth Gray

For a stand-up, I thought this ride had great elements. But I got some really bad calf cramps going in and out of the curves as blood rushed in and out of my legs. I'm a distance runner, so I was surprised this hurt my legs so much. I really liked the layout of the ride, though. I didn't go back for seconds. - Roger S

I actually was somewhat impressed with this coaster. It was smoother and more of a ride than the other stand-ups I've been on. It's worth trying, especially if you want the honor of saying you hit -every- coaster in CP. - Beth Bickar

I actually thought this may have been the worst coaster in the park 5-10. It hurts Over-rated. - Jason Skaggs

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